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I had my (very boxy and boring) 1800 sq ft house reroofed with 30 year asphalt shingles for ~$7k, including tearing off both previous layers of shingles. I loo
by geekagirl 9y ago
I had my (very boxy and boring) 1800 sq ft house reroofed with 30 year asphalt shingles for ~$7k, including tearing off both previous layers of shingles.
I looked at getting a metal roof, and standing seam was going to cost about $16k.
Edited to add: The cost of living is cheap where I am.
- stupidhn 9y ago>I looked at getting a metal roof, and standing seam was going to cost about $16k. Same. There seems to be a subset of HackerNews who thinks that most homeowners can pay $50k for a roof and $35k for a car. It's cool high-end stuff, but certainly is not mainstream.
- djrogers 9y ago$35k for a car is absolutely mainstream - in fact that's just about the average price for one... [1]https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2015/05/04/new-car-transaction-price-3-kbb-kelley-blue-book/26690191/ https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/cars/2015/05/04/new-car...
- catawbasam 9y agoFor a new car. Lots of people buy used.
- ItsDeathball 9y agoThat's the average for a new car. Most people don't buy new cars.
- jorleif 9y agoTrue, but from the car manufacturer's point of view, all of their customers buy new cars, so comparing what is low-range or high-range to other new cars makes sense.
- vacri 9y agoThe used-car market in the US shifts three times as many cars as the new-car market.